Two Lok Sabha MPs of the National Conference moved the Supreme Court on Saturday, urging it to declare the Presidential orders revoking the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, and the law reorganising the state into two Union Territories, as unconstitutional.
The petition focussed its challenge on the Centre’s use of Article 370 to undo Article 370, and on the manoeuvre of taking what amounted to its own consent, to change the federal character of the Union.
Also on Saturday, the Executive Editor of the Kashmir Times daily newspaper moved the Supreme Court against the “communication blackout” in Jammu and Kashmir, and sought directions to authorities to take steps to ensure free and safe movement of reporters, journalists, and other media personnel.